ICZO & PBV: Basics
Striving to improve the traditional IDO ruleset, Hyperlaunch promotes a new standard: Performance-Based Vesting (PBV) — an enhanced comprehensive IDO platform standard.
This standards is the backbone of the ICZO version of Hyperlaunch, which stands for Inital Conditional Zero-Doubt Offering.
Knowing the names, let's see what is PBV and how ICZO is any better than the traditional IDO!
What Is Performance-Based Vesting?
The Performance-Based Vesting (PBV) is a revolutionary approach to Web3 project funding implemented in the ICZO version of Hyperlaunch.
Unlike traditional IDO platforms where teams receive large token allocations regardless of project success, PBV requires teams to demonstrate both roadmap achievement and sustained token price appreciation to unlock their token allocations and funding tranches. This model creates strong incentives for delivering real value while offering unprecedented protection for investors against abandoned projects and "rug pulls."
By directly tying token and fund unlocks to both verifiable milestone achievements and TWAP performance metrics, with additional protections against market volatility and manipulation, Hyperlaunch ICZO creates powerful incentives for sustainable development and value creation.
Why Use It?
This model offers a win-win solution for both investors and project teams: investors gain unprecedented protection through milestone-based refunds and performance requirements, while legitimate teams benefit from a flexible framework that rewards successful execution even during challenging market conditions.
The addition of decaying multipliers, multi-oracle verification, automated market adjustments, structured investor exits, and milestone weighting creates a comprehensive system that can adapt to the unique needs of different projects while maintaining core accountability principles.
As the Web3 ecosystem matures, funding mechanisms must evolve to support sustainable growth and rebuild investor trust. The enhanced PBV platform is positioned to become the new gold standard for responsible token launches, transforming how projects are funded and developed in the blockchain space through a balanced approach of centralized efficiency and decentralized governance.
Competitive Advantage of PBV
Unlike existing IDO platforms that focus primarily on initial token distribution, PBV introduces a fundamentally new approach that extends throughout the project lifecycle:
Enhanced Dual Verification Mechanism: Combines roadmap milestone verification with token price performance
Governance Evolution: Transitions from centralized to decentralized verification to balance efficiency and community participation
Investor Protection Suite: Comprehensive safeguards including structured refund mechanisms and buyback options
Market-Aware Flexibility: Both manual and automated provisions for macro market downturns to prevent unfair penalization
Full Parameterization: Highly customizable vesting schedules, unlock percentages, TWAP periods, and adaptive price multipliers
Multi-Oracle Security: Redundant price data sources with outlier rejection for manipulation resistance
More Details
For more details on enhanced risk management, case study, benefits to key stakeholders, core mechanism, and governance, read Performance-Based Vesting (PBV): An Enhanced Comprehensive IDO Platform Standard.
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